AiiT. 17 EAST AFRICAN" VERTEBRATES LOVERIDGE 69 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES 



Plate 1 



Photographs by R. H. Rockwell 



Upper: Typical Wagogo kraal in Dodoma district. 

 Middle: Wagogo cattle sheltering under Mimosa trees. 

 Lower: Indian shops in Dodoma township. 



Plate 2 



Upper: Combined leopard trap and cage. 



Two leopards and one civet were taken at this spot. The bait, consisting 

 of a live goat, is protected by a dense mass of thorns. 

 Middle: Building a stockade for a giraffe drive at Tulo. 

 Lower: A corner of the bird room at Dodoma. 



Plate 3 



Upper: Nest and eggs of finch lark (Eremopteryx leucopareia). 



The nest is a mere depression lined with fibers and rootlets, having scarcely 

 any bottom to it. 

 Middle: Catching a spitting cobra. 



By rapidly circling round the reptile it is wearied and eventually drops 

 to the ground for a second. This gives one the opportunity of running in 

 and pinning it to the ground with a forked stick. As the venom carries 6 

 feet it is necessary to shield the eyes; a cloth is often useful at the moment 

 of capture to distract the reptile's attention. 

 Lower: Termite workings where a tree frog {Chiromantis petersii) was found 

 regaling himself at a break in the galleries. 



Plate 4 



Photographs by William M. Mann 



Upper: Zanzibar galago (Galago garnettii), the first animal obtained by the expedi- 

 tion. Photograph taken after a year in captivity. 



Middle: White-bearded gnu (Connochastes taurinus hecki) after six months in 

 Washington. 



Lower: Soft-shelled tortoise {Testudo tornieri) from Dodoma. 



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